In the never-ending pursuit of attracting families to ships, cruise lines are always searching for ways to appease the teenagers because, really, that's where the problem lies. Anybody who doesn't think so hash't parented a teenager. We love teens, of course. What parents today have to tolerate is what our own parents tolerated: that the… Continue reading Cruising With Teenagers — What a Trip!
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Norwegian Kicks In For Soccer Faithful
Those of us who live in North America may find this hard to believe, but there are people who would pass up going on a cruise because of soccer. Football…baseball…basketball… even hockey…we'd get that. But soccer? It is known as the world's game, probably because it's played more than any other game world-wide, and every… Continue reading Norwegian Kicks In For Soccer Faithful
Cruise Port — Vancouver, Pretty As The Pictures
This week, we're featuring ports you may find on your cruise itinerary, to give you a snapshot of what it's like, what ships usually go there and what some of the options are once you get off the ship. Today it's Vancouver, British Columbia. It's unlikely you'll find a prettier port in which to arrive… Continue reading Cruise Port — Vancouver, Pretty As The Pictures
How Liberty of the Seas Launched the Career of a Teenager from Florida
Sometimes you wonder how life can continue to be stranger than fiction, and yet it does. Many times, in a nice way. Like the story of Xana-Kai Nash, a Florida teenager who parlayed a first-time experience on a cruise ship into what are — as of this season — two world championships. We stumbled… Continue reading How Liberty of the Seas Launched the Career of a Teenager from Florida
Carnival Latest: What's In A Name?
Give Carnival at least a "B" for imagination in announcing that its newest ship, due in 2016, will be called Vista. That makes Carnival first to the Vista well of names. This is an age when cruise lines sometimes appear to be running out of names. Witness Norwegian, using contests to ask passengers for proposing… Continue reading Carnival Latest: What's In A Name?